CURRENT MISSION

To make the world a better place!
I run a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing food waste, called Robin Food.
Documentary trailer about us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxSfHkLxnJE

ABOUT ME

I am Shai, living in Israel.
Currently traveling Scandinavia with my sister Shir
.
I am curious to see the world and learn from everything around.
I'm an social entrepreneur, graphic designer, illustrator, activist, freegan, and like to get things moving. I'm into hiking, beatbox/rap, DIY, growing and cooking food, sustainable ways of living, and always learning. I use the internet as a tool for positive change.
I can't get enough of traveling, with lots of improvisation. It gives you a ton of perspective :)

PHILOSOPHY

Somewhere, something amazing is waiting to be known.
- Carl Sagan

You can either have one guy lifting a billion pounds by himself, and it takes many years of planning and preparation - or you can have a billion people, each lifting one pound, and it takes a mere moment. This is the power of unity.
- Jacque Fresco

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.
- Kurt Vonnegut

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been hosted in many places by great people, and also hosted lots of people at my home in Haifa. Made some long lasting friendships through CS :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosted by wonderful people in Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Chile, and Argentina!

Interests

Making music, writing, hiking, nature, science, food, art, dancing, activism. Absorption and creation. Improvisation of many kinds.

• arts
• writing
• singing
• design
• graphic design
• illustrations
• diy
• dancing
• social action
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• dumpster diving
• music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• skateboarding
• animation
• science
• hitchhiking
• sustainability

Music, Movies, and Books

Music. A huge mix of classical, hip hop, metal, electronic, jazz, funk, blues, prog, experimental, folk, and pretty much everything in between. Feed my ears please!

Movies. Things that make you think or at least freak out. Waking Life, Synecdoche NY, Lynch, Jarmuch, Jodorovsky...
Monty Python of course!

Books. I mix each non-fiction book with one fiction, which ranges between a lot of subjects and genres.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Participated in a 36-hours Hitchhiking race in Hungary

Been stuck in a flooded town in the Atacama desert

Hitched all the way up and down Patagonia

Lived with a commune of street musicians

Fed lots of people with food unjustly destined for landfill

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach graphic design, basic film editing, beatboxing, throat singing, freestyle rapping. I can also explain about freeganism and dumpster diving, and about a sustainable food system :)
I can also teach Hebrew.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Help around the house, graphic design / illustration help, A fun jam/freestyle session, a nice conversation!
...and possibly info about a variety of things I have learned over time...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, New Zealand, United States